offend (verb)
1offend — ► VERB 1) cause to feel hurt or resentful. 2) be displeasing to. 3) commit an act that is illegal or that goes against an accepted principle. DERIVATIVES offender noun. ORIGIN Latin offendere strike against …
2offend — verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French offendre, from Latin offendere to strike against, offend, from ob against + fendere to strike more at ob , defend Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. a. to transgress the moral or divine law ; …
3offend — of‧fend [əˈfend] verb 1. [intransitive] LAW to do something that is a crime: • What can be done to stop criminals offending again? 2. [intransitive, transitive] to make someone angry or upset: • The advertisement was never intended to offend… …
4offend — verb ADVERB ▪ deeply, gravely, greatly ▪ He knew that he had offended her deeply. ▪ mortally ▪ slightly ▪ …
5offend — I (insult) verb abuse, affront, anger, annoy, be discourteous, be impolite, chagrin, displease, distress, disturb, embarrass, enrage, gall, horrify, hurt, incense, inflame, infuriate, injure, irk, irritate, laedere, madden, make angry, mortify,… …
6offend — verb 1 (transitive usually passive) to make someone angry or upset: be offended: Richard was deeply offended that people thought he d faked the story. | I hope you won t be offended if I leave early. | offend sb: I m sorry; have I done something… …
7offend — verb /əˈfɛnd/ a) To hurt the feelings of; to displease; to make angry; to insult. Your accusations offend me deeply. b) To feel or become offended, take insult. Dont worry. I dont offend easily. See Also: offense, offensive, defend …
8offend — verb 1) I m sorry if I offended him Syn: hurt someone s feelings, give offense to, affront, displease, upset, distress, hurt, wound; annoy, anger, exasperate, irritate, vex, pique, gall, irk, nettle …
9offend — verb 1) I m sorry if I offended him Syn: upset, give offence to, affront, hurt someone s feelings, insult, hurt, wound, slight 2) criminals who offend repeatedly Syn: break the law, commit a crime …
10offend — verb 1》 cause to feel hurt or resentful. 2》 be displeasing to. 3》 commit an illegal act. ↘break a commonly accepted rule or principle. Derivatives offended adjective offendedly adverb offender noun Origin ME: from OFr. offendre, from L.… …